Christen Cupples Cooper, Ed.D, Rd Email and Phone Number
Nutrition and wellness executive with experience leading global teams in food and nutrition consulting projects for Fortune 500 companies. Led teams focusing on healthcare insurance and international foods, including in North American, Latin American, European, and Eurasian markets. Passionate thought leader in food justice, environmental sustainability and the role corporations can play in improving global health.Innovative problem-solver with cutting-edge knowledge of nutrition, cooking trends, and digital cooking technology. Demonstrated track record of collaborating across functional communities and influencing stakeholders.Health and nutrition advocate for food as medicine to prevent and manage chronic disease. Adept at analyzing peer-reviewed evidence to pinpoint opportunities for new products and services in the food and culinary nutrition space.Multilingual media-savvy advisor contributing to 20+ prestigious academic publications and health media channels. Media -/ camera-ready while translating complicated science. Frequent guest speaker. Fluent in Portuguese; proficient in Spanish and French.Committed educator, trainer, and content creator who provides insights to a wide audience that includes Fortune 500 food companies, NPOs, educational organizations, hospital and school systems. Talent for building, implementing, and maintaining a global blueprint for learning and development.Career Highlights• Listed among the 4% of dietitians with doctorates. Achieved graduate and doctorate degrees at Teachers College, Columbia University, nation’s oldest and most prestigious nutrition program.• Developed Pace University's first and only accredited MS in Nutrition program that focused on food equity and nutrition as medicine. Designed curriculum, trained the facilitators, set up the required internship program, and coordinated the process.• Ran food and nutrition consulting business and cultivated clients based on a reputation for producing high-quality work. Conducted professional development, market research, and other projects for companies like Quaker Oats, McCormick, and Head Start.• Led a market entry project for one of the nation’s top health insurance providers by adapting U.S. customer service procedures to the Brazilian market while working at Kaiser Associates.• Documented an impressive body of research on nutrition and dietetics in top journals and published a dissertation• Nominated for 2022 national award: “Outstanding Early Career Researcher” from Society of Nutrition and Behavior.
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Founding DirectorPace University - College Of Health ProfessionsUnited States
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Founder And ProfessorPace University - College Of Health Professions Oct 2016 - PresentPleasantville, New York, UsCreated and headed Nutrition and Dietetics Department. Member of College of Health Professions Dean’s Leadership Council. Guest lecturer for Health Science, Criminal Justice, Religious Studies, Psychology.• Established national accreditation for accelerated MS degree with ACEND (Accreditation Council on Education in Nutrition and Dietetics) and New York State, empowering students to become Registered Dietitians.• Program led to one student being named NY Dietetics Student of the Year, and faculty member awarded Outstanding Young Dietitian of the Year.• Created curriculum for 54-credit Master’s program that condensed, allowing students to complete all work necessary to become Registered Dietitians in less time.• Designed the nation’s only program offering unique concentrations of culinary nutrition and food equity, growing program credibility.• Collaborated with faculty and partners to convert all fieldwork experiences to online format that fulfilled all educational standards during pandemic, enabling all students to graduate on time.• Partnered with healthcare facilities, farm-to-table restaurants, foodservice operators, educational institutions, athletic teams, and others to improve product / service quality while offering students on-the-job training.• Ranked highest in teaching, research, and service to the university by Dean and colleagues.• Maintained a robust academic research pipeline, publishing 8 peer-reviewed articles in top nutrition education journals.• Taught courses to an average of 4 cohorts of 18 students and established feeder undergraduate classes to increase enrollment.• Elected by faculty as the sole pre-tenured faculty member to advise the University President on the reappointment of the current Provost.• Generated national and international notoriety for the University by giving over 100 quotes and contributions to media, including the BBC, Self, Men’s Health, the Financial Times, Consumer Reports, and other outlets. -
Founding Board MemberFoundation For Healthy Schools Jul 2024 - PresentA foundation that takes kids our of the classroom to experience hands-on learning about food and nutrition with gardening. "Screentime to Greentime" is the theme we operate by, building revamped greenhouses that include teaching kitchens and classroom space. Our foundation takes food from farm to table and students are involved in every step: from planting to harvesting, from preparing to cooking. This connection with the earth and a deeper understanding of how food is grown promotes: a notion of land stewardship, an increased desire to eat healthy foods, and opportunities to learn biology, horticulture, agriculture, and many other subjects. -
FounderCooper Nutrition Education & Communications 2003 - Present
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Senior ManagerKaiser Associates 1997 - 2000Washington, District Of Columbia, Us
Christen Cupples Cooper, Ed.D, Rd Education Details
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Teachers College, Columbia UniversityNutrition Education -
Teachers College, Columbia UniversityNutrition Education
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Wellesley CollegeHistory
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Christen Cupples Cooper, Ed.D, Rd works for Pace University - College Of Health Professions
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Christen Cupples Cooper, Ed.D, Rd's current role is Founding Director.
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Christen Cupples Cooper, Ed.D, Rd attended Teachers College, Columbia University, Teachers College, Columbia University, Wellesley College.
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